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in the long run, the united states will not have the resources it needs. we won't be able to set the example. we will not be able to lead in the world unless we restore the fundamentals of american power. deal with the deficit, economic growth, get education right in this country, get infrastructure right. what mitt romney needs to do is draw the connection between national security and economic success. and it seems to me that's the way he can outflank the president rather than having a national security debate. >> mike allen, thank you so much. >> thank you, mike. >> have fun in florida. >> talk to you tomorrow. thanks. >>> coming up, game six of the nlcs. can san francisco fend off elimination for the second time to force a game seven against the cardinals? >> what a great series. >> oh, my god, mike barnicle is here. >> i love it, barnicle! >> barnicle's in boca? >> barnicle's in boca! oh, yeah! >> i bet you did. very disturbing. [ male announcer ] when it comes to the financial obstacles military families face, we understand. at usaa, we know military
in the long run, the united states will not have the resources it needs. we won't be able to set the example. we will not be able to lead in the world unless we restore the fundamentals of american power. deal with the deficit, economic growth, get education right in this country, get infrastructure right. what mitt romney needs to do is draw the connection between national security and economic success. and it seems to me that's the way he can outflank the president rather than having a...
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i think the president should have met with netanyahu this week in the united nations. it would have been easy to do. so i think that's the way you show that you're friends. you don't continue to distance from them. i think that's a mistake on the part of the president. >> senator, your perspective is a little bit different? >> whether he said our closest or one of our closest is missing the larger point, which is that on the ground, the reality of the u.s./israel security relationship is the strongest it's ever been. our alliance in fighting terrorism, our alliance in ensuring israel's right to defend itself, our alliance in advocating for a pro-israel policy in the middle east i think is the strongest it's ever been. that's what really matters, not who's scheduling secretary whose return phone call, not whether you're clear and unanimous in recognizing that israel is our most important and closest ally. in the senate, we've managed to find a way to work together and to speak with one voice. it is my hope that in the remaining weeks of this presidential convention -- e
i think the president should have met with netanyahu this week in the united nations. it would have been easy to do. so i think that's the way you show that you're friends. you don't continue to distance from them. i think that's a mistake on the part of the president. >> senator, your perspective is a little bit different? >> whether he said our closest or one of our closest is missing the larger point, which is that on the ground, the reality of the u.s./israel security...
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take care. >> thank you. >>> still ahead, is the united nations a failed institution? we'll talk to a director of a new documentary who says that the u.n. may be making the world problems worse. >>> and also coming up, a lawsuit against the nfl. but first, bill karins. >>> lots of smiles today. a lot of sunshine, warm conditions returning. first things first, let me get you out the door. here's who needs the umbrella. new orleans down through florida, cloudy and rainy. also a bit of wet weather this morning up there in northern portions of minnesota and wisconsin. and very rainy morning, early morning for you in the pacific northwest. the forecast as we go through today, starting to warm up in the middle of the country. notice almost near 90 around minneapolis. even washington, d.c., and the carolinas heating up to the mid 80s. then on saturday, hot temperatures. kansas city, st. louis, chicago, into the low 90s. humidity levels will be going up. and then everyone getting steamy by sunday. 97 in dallas. southeast, that's the only spot i'm worried about as far as the ra
take care. >> thank you. >>> still ahead, is the united nations a failed institution? we'll talk to a director of a new documentary who says that the u.n. may be making the world problems worse. >>> and also coming up, a lawsuit against the nfl. but first, bill karins. >>> lots of smiles today. a lot of sunshine, warm conditions returning. first things first, let me get you out the door. here's who needs the umbrella. new orleans down through florida, cloudy and...
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and former comptroller of the united states, david walker and national editor for "vanity fair." jobs launched today. >> talking about the convention first, how are the democrats staging this compared to the republicans? >> they make the republicans in tampa look like amateur hour, it's just the energy, the engagement, michelle obama's speech, i looked through everything conservatives have written and i can't find a negative word which is pretty stunning, it's really the one moment of by partisanship is michelle obama's speech. of course now the question is going to be, how do they go from the personal to the political, that breach. even in michelle obama's speech, you realize that she talked about the soldiers who are coming home, and the man who lost his eyes in afghanistan and he would have given them 100 times over what he had down. to do what exactly. why do we stay in the emotional generaliti generalities. the minute you get down to why are we still in afghanistan. even deval said he's ending the war in afghanistan, but he's not ending it any time soon. >> it was much more
and former comptroller of the united states, david walker and national editor for "vanity fair." jobs launched today. >> talking about the convention first, how are the democrats staging this compared to the republicans? >> they make the republicans in tampa look like amateur hour, it's just the energy, the engagement, michelle obama's speech, i looked through everything conservatives have written and i can't find a negative word which is pretty stunning, it's really the...
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she has represented the united states and our interests in the united nations with skill and professionalism and toughness and grace. if senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. and i'm happy to have that discussion with them. but for them to go after the u.n. ambassador who had nothing to do with benghazi and was simply making a presentation based on intelligence that she had received and to besmirch her reputation is outrageous. >> those republican senators were quick to respond to the president. lindsey graham took to twitter writing, "mr. president, don't think for one minute i don't hold you ultimately responsible for benghazi." and senator mccain took his rebuttal to the floor of the senate. >> we believe whoever it is must be held responsible, i say to the president of the united states, most importantly, the president of the united states who is commander in chief. who so far, in my view, has not exercised those responsibilities and also not informed the american people of the facts. >> s.e., senator mccain went on to say yester
she has represented the united states and our interests in the united nations with skill and professionalism and toughness and grace. if senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. and i'm happy to have that discussion with them. but for them to go after the u.n. ambassador who had nothing to do with benghazi and was simply making a presentation based on intelligence that she had received and to besmirch her reputation is outrageous. >>...
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in it she takes up comments about protecting america's golf courses from the united nations. everyone is concerned about that. while i can personally look with equanimity upon the idea of a world without golf courses, the thing cruz was talking about is actually a vague, noninboarding resolution that's more than 20 years old. cruz's vick we was the latest in a number of tea party triumphants in the republican primaries and certainly does suggest that next year the republican senate contingent will be composed almost entirely of right wing purists and people month are afraid they will be primaried by a right wing purist. it's so ironic, people, the national electorate is totally turned off by partisan standoffs you can't almost hear the public imploring will you, please, make some back room deals. at that same moment, the republican candidates are being pushed into being more and more intractable. there you have it. >> i mean, it seems like literally, it was another century, you had a few, a sprinkling of moderate republicans in the united states senate who understood a way of
in it she takes up comments about protecting america's golf courses from the united nations. everyone is concerned about that. while i can personally look with equanimity upon the idea of a world without golf courses, the thing cruz was talking about is actually a vague, noninboarding resolution that's more than 20 years old. cruz's vick we was the latest in a number of tea party triumphants in the republican primaries and certainly does suggest that next year the republican senate contingent...
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nations who had nothing to do with this out to do interviews on sunday talk shows. >> yeah. i still think that the amount of vitt real susan rice suffered after the television aappearances from john mccain and lindsey graham was disproportionate. she said stuff which she knew the intelligence was counter to and gets the briefings. the one that was responsible was hillary clinton at the head of the state department when it comes to the security. i think that it does go, though, to this broader issue of the administration's counterterrorism success or lack of success, because i think there was the fact that they were not looking at the deteriorating overall situation in libya shows they're only looking at individual attacks and suggests that they're not taking the whole picture of where al qaeda still is in communities. it's still there in libya. it's in mali. it's growing in syria. that kind runs against the message that we get orage the ws to put out it has had a successful run against counterterrorism because of the drone strikes. if you start to see al qaeda and libya and
nations who had nothing to do with this out to do interviews on sunday talk shows. >> yeah. i still think that the amount of vitt real susan rice suffered after the television aappearances from john mccain and lindsey graham was disproportionate. she said stuff which she knew the intelligence was counter to and gets the briefings. the one that was responsible was hillary clinton at the head of the state department when it comes to the security. i think that it does go, though, to this...
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ambassador to the united nations, susan rice. great to have you. we are talking about your participation in some way, shape, or form in ln on in the olympics. we will get to that, but let's start with syria and how we get to that transition. >> the fighting on the ground is intensifying and the momentum is shifting in favor of the opposition. the defections are mounting and the political isolation is increasing. the aim is to accelerate a peaceful transition, but for that to occur given the failure and effort and russia and china's block of any meaningful security council action will have to come on the ground with the pressure on the regime continuing to mount to the point where it crumbles from within. that's what we are beginning to see. >> how long do you put the pressure on before you start to change? >> we will continue to strengthen the opposition and provide more and more material support to the opposition with communications equipment and medical supplies and vast quantities of humanitarian assistance and strengthening the pressure every d
ambassador to the united nations, susan rice. great to have you. we are talking about your participation in some way, shape, or form in ln on in the olympics. we will get to that, but let's start with syria and how we get to that transition. >> the fighting on the ground is intensifying and the momentum is shifting in favor of the opposition. the defections are mounting and the political isolation is increasing. the aim is to accelerate a peaceful transition, but for that to occur given...
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you have national standards. for example, if you're a welder in pennsylvania and someone wants to hire you in california, they ought to know what standards you have. labor mobility is one of the real strengths of the united states stay compared to europe but in order for labor to be mobile we shall have to know that the skills that are needed reach a certain level. we need to have databases so players can look on and say, hey, there's joe in florida, he's got that skill set, i need him in oklahoma and joe should be able to go on the database and find out where the jobs are. what's so interesting about this, government is not necessarily the answer. it's the private sector working with the educational sector. this is where increasingly companies like caterpillar, alcoa and the rest are doing it themselves. this is very excite persian gulf. >> you hear anecdotally from various people in various businesses that there is a real need to attract, you know, high talented individuals. and one of the problems they have is
you have national standards. for example, if you're a welder in pennsylvania and someone wants to hire you in california, they ought to know what standards you have. labor mobility is one of the real strengths of the united states stay compared to europe but in order for labor to be mobile we shall have to know that the skills that are needed reach a certain level. we need to have databases so players can look on and say, hey, there's joe in florida, he's got that skill set, i need him in...
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the sanctions that the united states got put in place through the united nations are the toughest set of sanctions that any country is laboring under anywhere in the world, and there is really not that much more. if mitt romney is for tough sanctions, he is for the obama policy. and joe biden is making the opposite point, which is that the only thing the administration could do more right now is get militarily involved in iran. i don't think that mitt romney wants to make that argument, and i don't think the administration wants to go there nor do the american people. >> i want to hear from joe, his take on this, but first let's hear more of it beyond the big stick. in a foreign policy campaign speech that happened yesterday at new york university, vice president joe biden tried to tie romney to the politics of the bush administration, calling the former massachusetts governor, quote, out of touch and fundamentally wrong. >> governor romney, i think, is counting on collective amnesia of the american people. americans know, americans know that we can't go back to the future. back to a
the sanctions that the united states got put in place through the united nations are the toughest set of sanctions that any country is laboring under anywhere in the world, and there is really not that much more. if mitt romney is for tough sanctions, he is for the obama policy. and joe biden is making the opposite point, which is that the only thing the administration could do more right now is get militarily involved in iran. i don't think that mitt romney wants to make that argument, and i...
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security asset that israel has, which is its close relationship with the united states regardless of who's in power. he did seem to many israelis to lean toward mitt romney, to lean toward adelson, mitt romney's biggest financial backer. you hear even on the center-right criticism of netanyahu for having done that. we'll see. is that criticism significant enough that netanyahu has real trouble and that he either isn't re-elected or is re-elected in a way that limits his ability to be very aggressive on foreign policy. >> richard. >> i think that's true. the last israeli prime minister to take on an american president and have the relationship pay a real price was shamir. and 20 years ago, he lost re-election. the problem right now -- the reality in israel is there's no rabin in the wings. so bibi netanyahu enjoys a first among unequals, if you will, standing in israeli politics. a broader point, we won't have the luxury and barack obama's not going to have the luxury of seeing this in isolation. he's got a raft of other issues in the middle east. he's also got the domestic thing we w
security asset that israel has, which is its close relationship with the united states regardless of who's in power. he did seem to many israelis to lean toward mitt romney, to lean toward adelson, mitt romney's biggest financial backer. you hear even on the center-right criticism of netanyahu for having done that. we'll see. is that criticism significant enough that netanyahu has real trouble and that he either isn't re-elected or is re-elected in a way that limits his ability to be very...
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republicans hate the united nations more than they like helping people in wheelchairs. >> with us now from washington, nbc news chief white house correspondent and political director and host of "the daily rundown," chuck todd. with us here on the set, writer for "the national review" online, bob costa. robert, thank you so much for being with us today. >> good to join you. >> hey, chuck, so we're having a debate here. yesterday we had matt lewis, well-known conservative, guy that we really like, saying that john boehner was weaker than ever. "the new york times" today, not as well beloved in conservative circles, how boehner gained strong backing from the house gop. a lot of really good sources in there. what's your take on boehner's positioning right now? where does he stand compared to last year when he always felt like eric cantor was breathing down his neck? >> to me, that's what's changed. it depends on how you want to define strength or weakness. are there more grumbling rank-and-file conservatives about boehner? yes. it's still a small chunk of people. are eric cantor and kevi
republicans hate the united nations more than they like helping people in wheelchairs. >> with us now from washington, nbc news chief white house correspondent and political director and host of "the daily rundown," chuck todd. with us here on the set, writer for "the national review" online, bob costa. robert, thank you so much for being with us today. >> good to join you. >> hey, chuck, so we're having a debate here. yesterday we had matt lewis,...
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the united nations has voted overwhelmingly to recognize palestine as a nonmember observer state. shsymbolic victory that palestinians hope will strengthen their hand in future peace talks. both the u.s. and israel strongly object to the move, arguing that palestinians must first recognize israel's right to exist before gaining new rights at the u.n. >>> all right. harold, let's do "the l.a. times." >> i enjoyed watching him do it. >> i'm getting nervous. "los angeles times." a new study finds ice sheet melting in greenland and an antarctica, more than 300 billion tons of glacial ice are lost each year. the earth's sea level has risen eight inches since pre-industrialization times. >> that was a good read. you were overemphasizing a tad bit, but i like it. i'll give you some lessons. >> my posture, do i do this? >> you just want to be centered. you want to be strength, warmth, confidence is what you want to exude. you want to cluster some words so you don't bore people. >> i thought i was talking too fast. >> in my next life, i'm going to be a consultant and teach people how to tr
the united nations has voted overwhelmingly to recognize palestine as a nonmember observer state. shsymbolic victory that palestinians hope will strengthen their hand in future peace talks. both the u.s. and israel strongly object to the move, arguing that palestinians must first recognize israel's right to exist before gaining new rights at the u.n. >>> all right. harold, let's do "the l.a. times." >> i enjoyed watching him do it. >> i'm getting nervous....
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. >> governor, former ambassador to the united nations, pakistan has been a problem for a long time. but it is center stage now, isn't it? >> it is. but i -- a little different take from andrea. i thought the president looked good. he had the meeting with the g8 in camp david. i was just in europe, and i think there was great reassurance from that meeting. but you're right. pakistan is a very difficult issue. and it's an issue that is going to continue dogging every administration. i don't know if sadari has control in his own country. i think the intelligence people still run the country. but i don't think the president should apologize on that issue. of that tragedy. i think he regretted it. it was a military operation. but i thought the president looked presidential. 50 leaders at nato. in chicago, in the midwest. i was pleased with the result. >> and everybody has the same answer when you ask what the trouble spot is, what the issue is. pakistan, pakistan. and yet we're still so heavily invested of course in afghanistan, which is an issue as well. and we've been looking at these
. >> governor, former ambassador to the united nations, pakistan has been a problem for a long time. but it is center stage now, isn't it? >> it is. but i -- a little different take from andrea. i thought the president looked good. he had the meeting with the g8 in camp david. i was just in europe, and i think there was great reassurance from that meeting. but you're right. pakistan is a very difficult issue. and it's an issue that is going to continue dogging every administration....
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he's undermined their position, which was tough enough as it was, and even at the united nations to the enthusiastic applause of israel's enemies he spoke as if our closest ally in the middle east was the problem. the president's policies made it harder to recover from the deepest recession in 70 years. exposed the military to cuts that no one can justify. compromised our national security secrets. is and in dealings with other nations, he has given trust where it is not earned, insult where it was not deserved and apology where it is not due. >> mika? >> no. >> what do you think. >> nope. >> come on. >> i got knowing. >> you're not happy. go ahead. >> i got nothing. >> you're shocked and stunned and deeply saddened. >> osama bin laden. sorry. go ahead. >> little thing -- >> really. >> so chuck todd, in the past republicans have talked that way about democratic candidate and it's worked but you look at your poll, nbc news/"wall street journal" the fact is president obama has a wider lead on his republican candidate than any democratic candidate in our lifetime that i can recall. i've ne
he's undermined their position, which was tough enough as it was, and even at the united nations to the enthusiastic applause of israel's enemies he spoke as if our closest ally in the middle east was the problem. the president's policies made it harder to recover from the deepest recession in 70 years. exposed the military to cuts that no one can justify. compromised our national security secrets. is and in dealings with other nations, he has given trust where it is not earned, insult where it...
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you had the united nations ambassador and the presidential press secretary sunday after the event saying things we now know were totally false. there is a report that came out last night i think on abc and fox both that they actually knew 24 hours in advance there was real danger there. >> and the ambassador's diary likewise. >> you have a president who even after his press secretary conceded it was a terrorist attack is still going back to his fantasy version that this is caused by some terribly stupid movie. over two weeks of this. an american ambassador and three other americans dead and collapse of our position in benghazi totally. a large number of cia agents who left town the next day. more than known we had there by the way and the news media says mitt romney's timing was terrible. give me a break. >> he was unable to make the argument. he doesn't present an alternative. >> this is one of my great frustrations with conservatives. i'm not talking about you. you're right. the media hasn't been following this story as much as it could have but if you were the nominee guess what? the
you had the united nations ambassador and the presidential press secretary sunday after the event saying things we now know were totally false. there is a report that came out last night i think on abc and fox both that they actually knew 24 hours in advance there was real danger there. >> and the ambassador's diary likewise. >> you have a president who even after his press secretary conceded it was a terrorist attack is still going back to his fantasy version that this is caused by...
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. >>> to syria now, united nations special envoy kofi annan arrived this morning to meet with syrian president assad. now the united nations on sunday condemned the killing of more than 100 people in the town of hala on friday. hundreds of people were treated for heat related illnesses at the indianapolis 500 on sunday. the temps there reached 91 degrees on the speedway. that's one degree short of an all-time high. organizers relaxed the rules to allow ice and coolers in the stands, and set up misting stations and air conditioned buses helping the people there to cool off. it was this crash, though, by driver mike conway in the final lap that handed scottish driver dario franchitti his third indy win. conway wasn't hurt but crashed in forly the same spot as two years ago. >>> in san francisco, an icon there marking quite a milestone there. the golden gate bridge is turning 75. thousands of people flocked to the bridge on sunday for a fireworks celebration. nearly 2 billion vehicles have travelled over the famous span since it opened to traffic may 28 in 1937. beautiful bridge it is.
. >>> to syria now, united nations special envoy kofi annan arrived this morning to meet with syrian president assad. now the united nations on sunday condemned the killing of more than 100 people in the town of hala on friday. hundreds of people were treated for heat related illnesses at the indianapolis 500 on sunday. the temps there reached 91 degrees on the speedway. that's one degree short of an all-time high. organizers relaxed the rules to allow ice and coolers in the stands,...
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we need someone competent on national security. >> let's go there. how would you handle iran? >> with iran -- >> right now. >> about 180 degrees different than what the current president of the united states is doing. i'd begin a process of more aggressive actions where we actually move our patriot missiles into the region, into the region and also what i would do is make announcement about the united states posture toward israel. we would begin the process of selling the bunker buster bonds, refueling tankers, jet fighters. we haven't seen the type of deep sanctions that need to be made on iran. also, we'd begin the process of engaging with dissidents in iran. that hasn't been done before either. there's a number of factors that could be done, but this really goes back a number of years and the president's been leading from behind when it comes to iran. >> you know, speaking of tax lawyers, april 15th coming up, willie's lawyer called him, he needs -- >> are you in trouble? >> he needs a good tax lawyer. >> i charge a bundle, willie. >> this is serendipity. >> it's a gamble.
we need someone competent on national security. >> let's go there. how would you handle iran? >> with iran -- >> right now. >> about 180 degrees different than what the current president of the united states is doing. i'd begin a process of more aggressive actions where we actually move our patriot missiles into the region, into the region and also what i would do is make announcement about the united states posture toward israel. we would begin the process of selling...
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mission in syria still hangs in the balance after russia and china vetoed a united nations security resolution yesterday that would have set sanctions on syria for the first time. joining us in washington, former national security adviser for president carter, dr. zbigniew brzezinski. thanks for being on this morning. >> dr. brzezinski, front pages of all the major papers this morning talking about the conflict in syria. syria rebels seize keyboarder crossings. syrians flee, reports "the wall street journal," as the regime hits back and "new york times" lead story about the border posts falling into the opposition hands. this story is moving quickly. >> it is. if it's resolved by the syrians in whatever fashion, this may be, prediction of the future, then that's fine. but i'm fearful it might go on for a while and might be sticky and might spread. >> and where would it spread? >> well, it would spread to iraq, perhaps to jordan, jordan is not politically solid anymore, and that would make for a bigger conflict in the region immediately and in the background, there is iran. it could involve ira
mission in syria still hangs in the balance after russia and china vetoed a united nations security resolution yesterday that would have set sanctions on syria for the first time. joining us in washington, former national security adviser for president carter, dr. zbigniew brzezinski. thanks for being on this morning. >> dr. brzezinski, front pages of all the major papers this morning talking about the conflict in syria. syria rebels seize keyboarder crossings. syrians flee, reports...
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the details of a reported confession and surrounding political scandal and the united nations says no one will win in the conflict in syria, so what happens next? we'll bring in the president of the council on foreign relations richard haass for inside on both stories. "morning joe," brewed by starbucks. >> send your children to public schools you send them to private schools, so i was wondering why you think it's fair to be cutting school funding to public schools? >> what's her name? >> what's her name, guys? the governor is talking? what is it? >> gale. talk to gale. >> gale, first off it's none of your business. i don't ask you where you send your kids to school. don't bother me about where i send mine. i as governor am responsible for every child in this state not just my own and the decisions are try to improve the educational opportunities of every child in this state. with all due respect gale, it's none of your business. [ female announcer ] how do you define your moment? the blissful pause just before that rich sweetness touches your lips. the delightful discovery, the mid-s
the details of a reported confession and surrounding political scandal and the united nations says no one will win in the conflict in syria, so what happens next? we'll bring in the president of the council on foreign relations richard haass for inside on both stories. "morning joe," brewed by starbucks. >> send your children to public schools you send them to private schools, so i was wondering why you think it's fair to be cutting school funding to public schools? >>...
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when he came to the united states he said over and over again, israel is a sovereign nation, israel will act in israel's interest. time and again he has basically said they can't depend on the united states of america to protect their national security. no real nation can depend on another nation also. so there is a lack of trust. >> there's a distrust there. >> there really is. >> what the threshold for you in iran for military action? some people have said if the nuclear program gets to a certain point that's when we should go in. the threat to israel becomes exo sten shall, when is that moment for you? >> for me, the earlies more importantly, is when the iranians reach a point where quickly they could assemble a nuclear weapon. in other words they have all the components together and in a short period of time they could put a nuclear weapon together. that's my understanding of the israeli position and that's the important point. >> that would mean air strikes from the united states? >> when the prime minister of israel continues to stay israel is a sovereign nation and will act in its
when he came to the united states he said over and over again, israel is a sovereign nation, israel will act in israel's interest. time and again he has basically said they can't depend on the united states of america to protect their national security. no real nation can depend on another nation also. so there is a lack of trust. >> there's a distrust there. >> there really is. >> what the threshold for you in iran for military action? some people have said if the nuclear...
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to spend more money, but what can you do to stop another $1 trillion being added to the national debt? >> first of all, joe, you referenced a lot of tension that occurred last year that we talked a lot about. and the root of that tension has to do with the fact that we do hold the majority in the house. and we've come here really to affect change. to stop the trajectory, stop the spending of trillions of dollars that we don't have. and so the difficulty came in that there couldn't be agreement. the white house and the senate did not agree with us on the fact that we believe you've got to fix the real problem which disproportionately falls into the area of health care entitlements. we get the numbers. i mean, the numbers are every day 10,000 people turn 65 and become eligible for medicare. every day. the problem is, that program gets its support and moneys from premiums and taxes that people pay in, but that flow of revenue only covers a little over half the cost of that program. so every daytimes 10,000, you are that much further in the hole. we've got to fix that. >> the numbers don'
to spend more money, but what can you do to stop another $1 trillion being added to the national debt? >> first of all, joe, you referenced a lot of tension that occurred last year that we talked a lot about. and the root of that tension has to do with the fact that we do hold the majority in the house. and we've come here really to affect change. to stop the trajectory, stop the spending of trillions of dollars that we don't have. and so the difficulty came in that there couldn't be...
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security decision he's going to have to make is whether or not the united states would carry out a preventative strike against iran. even though foreign policy is missing in action no matter what happens it's going to be front and center for the next president of the united states and possibly again for this president. >> if you care about obama, romney, that may be the most important article in the papers today. >> "washington post" american journalist covering the syrian war is missing. austin tice filing stories for a number of news outlets including the post. his last communication a tweet on august 11th, his 31st birthday. >>> in this weekend's "parade" magazine, one of the reasons they don't want to disclose more on their tax returns. the republican candidate says the format will show how much money's he's donated to the mormon church. we'll have more with "parade" magazine's editor in chief. >> nice execution on the newspapers. >> i love newspapers. >> sitting next to each other thing happening. with us the white house correspondent for politico, mike allen. mike, good morning. >> happy
security decision he's going to have to make is whether or not the united states would carry out a preventative strike against iran. even though foreign policy is missing in action no matter what happens it's going to be front and center for the next president of the united states and possibly again for this president. >> if you care about obama, romney, that may be the most important article in the papers today. >> "washington post" american journalist covering the syrian...
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the ongoing violence there is expected to dominate talks at the united nations today where russia has repeatedly opposed intervention into syria's crackdown against pro-democracy demonstrators. u.n. special envoy left damascus yesterday without securing a cease-fire deal. that along with afghanistan, a lot going on in the foreign realm. >>> up next, the "morning joe" futbol frenzy. you're watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. what do you get when you combine the home depot with this weekend? the cure for cabin fever. because with get-it-done savings on everything we need... ...we can turn this weekend into a fresh floor... ...or an updated bathroom... ...or a brand-new look. so let's hit those orange aisles, and make today the day, we make a big difference - no matter how big our budget. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. lay down a better floor for less. new pergo xp laminate, starts at $2.74 per square foot. yeah, you -- you know, everything can cost upwards of...[ whistles ] i did not want to think about that. relax, relax, relax. look at me, look at
the ongoing violence there is expected to dominate talks at the united nations today where russia has repeatedly opposed intervention into syria's crackdown against pro-democracy demonstrators. u.n. special envoy left damascus yesterday without securing a cease-fire deal. that along with afghanistan, a lot going on in the foreign realm. >>> up next, the "morning joe" futbol frenzy. you're watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. what do you get when you combine...
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so defeating barack obama becomes in fact a duty of national security. because the fact is, he is incapable of defending the united states. >> incapable of defending the united states. john heilemann, talk about the degree of difficulty selling that argument out in the country when this president has arguably been tougher on terrorists than george w. bush ever was. >> it's a ridiculous argument unless there is some foreign policy crisis that proves that, that goes against what the president has accomplished in the last three years. if iran blows up, and somehow the president is found wanting, that's a different thing. but at this moment, for most average americans, president obama is the guy who killed osama bin laden. and who from a slightly more elevated perspective, has pursued as aggressive and conservative a foreign policy on anti-terrorism as george w. bush did. and i think for most people who think about foreign policy at the level that average americans, normal people out there think. they hear talk like this and it just doesn't mean anything to
so defeating barack obama becomes in fact a duty of national security. because the fact is, he is incapable of defending the united states. >> incapable of defending the united states. john heilemann, talk about the degree of difficulty selling that argument out in the country when this president has arguably been tougher on terrorists than george w. bush ever was. >> it's a ridiculous argument unless there is some foreign policy crisis that proves that, that goes against what the...
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nations? and just a few days ago they praised the referendum in syria as a positive first step. >> well, that's obviously deplorable and it reflects the fact that they have a very different view of what's happening than we do. and they probably feel that us taking the lead in a way diminishes them, so it's part of the big power rivalry. but the choice that we have here is not necessarily ostracizing them or making the u.n. the key formula for a solution. i think the better approach is a regional, local approach, where the neighbors of syria potentially most directly affected by negative developments decide what in their judgment needs to be done. if turkey and saudi arabia take the lead, if they're willing to be committed, if the arab league supports them, that is enough for an effective response if it is to be mounted. but i would be personally inclined to be cautious here, because i think assad will be much tougher. it's a much tougher nut to crack. so, you know, some sort of cautious approa
nations? and just a few days ago they praised the referendum in syria as a positive first step. >> well, that's obviously deplorable and it reflects the fact that they have a very different view of what's happening than we do. and they probably feel that us taking the lead in a way diminishes them, so it's part of the big power rivalry. but the choice that we have here is not necessarily ostracizing them or making the u.n. the key formula for a solution. i think the better approach is a...
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we have to unite as a nation and know that we will come together and find the solutions. >> my thanks to george, the owner at esterant. >> delicious especial cuban sandwich. talk about the dynamics of cubans being so overwhelmingly republican in south florida. >> in south florida they tend to be overwhelmingly republican because they're most cuban-american. there's a large nicaragua nicaraguan-american population. in this community, the fact is that i think what you're seeing is that people depend, see their allegiance to a party in contrast or in sim lart to how they perceive that party deals with their country of origin. >> i saw a lot of that yesterday. a lot of fans of newt gingrich. some fans of mitt romney and no fans of obama. my thanks to the good people at the restaurant, delicious food, check it out if you're in little havana. this new at&t 4g lte is fast. hey. did you guys hear... ...that mary got engaged? that's so 42 seconds ago. thanks for the flowers guys. [ both ] you're welcome. oooh are you guys signing up for the free massage? [ both ] so 32 seconds ago. hey guys yo
we have to unite as a nation and know that we will come together and find the solutions. >> my thanks to george, the owner at esterant. >> delicious especial cuban sandwich. talk about the dynamics of cubans being so overwhelmingly republican in south florida. >> in south florida they tend to be overwhelmingly republican because they're most cuban-american. there's a large nicaragua nicaraguan-american population. in this community, the fact is that i think what you're seeing...
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we have national guards in every state in the unit, every state in the union, spread out, and we have to use that to reach out to the american people. and we got to constantly do that. and it's something we have to do. but it's something we have to be met jointly. it's one of the things that i think is going to be key to us as we move forward in the future. is understanding. it's going to take all of us to make that happen. because i think it's important from a political standpoint, but i also think it's important from the military standpoint. >> general, we want to thank you on behalf of all the men and women who serve. >> thank you. >> the united states army for all you've done. we understand you've taken the disproportionate share on your shoulders over the past decade for a country too disconnected, too often, happy birthday and let's hope that next year's birthday gets a little bit easier for the men and women in uniform. >> thank you so much for allowing me to come on today. ae we're proud of our soldiers and families. appreciate you allowing me to talk to you today. >> thank yo
we have national guards in every state in the unit, every state in the union, spread out, and we have to use that to reach out to the american people. and we got to constantly do that. and it's something we have to do. but it's something we have to be met jointly. it's one of the things that i think is going to be key to us as we move forward in the future. is understanding. it's going to take all of us to make that happen. because i think it's important from a political standpoint, but i also...
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let's raise academic standards across the nation. let's get back to the head of the class. let's solve this. >>> excuse me. here with us now -- >> can you believe that? it's pathetic. >> welcome back to "morning joe." we're never going to come in late again. here with us now, tim noah. tim is out with a new book, "the great diversion." also, joining the table, you heard him, the host of msnbc's "hardball" chris matthews. >> this is big. >> of course, the author of "jack kennedy elusive hero." and tomorrow, honorary degree from howard. >> what an honor. >> fantastic. >> congratulations. >> congratulations. >> i don't have to give the speech, which is amazing. >> my god. a double. >> it's such a -- howard, what it stands for in history. and to be honored like this. >> historically, lbj went there. big history. >> it's my biggest honor besides being here. >> oh, very nice. >> we're going to talk a little bit later about your analysis of my brain scan that you conducted out there. >> i think it will be a cultural issue, by the way, the issue of marriage, in the churches, black
let's raise academic standards across the nation. let's get back to the head of the class. let's solve this. >>> excuse me. here with us now -- >> can you believe that? it's pathetic. >> welcome back to "morning joe." we're never going to come in late again. here with us now, tim noah. tim is out with a new book, "the great diversion." also, joining the table, you heard him, the host of msnbc's "hardball" chris matthews. >> this is big....
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i think it's a general sense that the real challenge for the united states is more at home. that we've got to repair the foundations of american power, the economy, our schools, our infrastructure, and the rest. that that's where the challenges are. the president would say nation building at home more than in places like afghanistan and iraq. and then i think some of the merits, whether it's russia or the others, we need to work with them on some of these issues, like it or not. we have to work with them on places like iran. we can't do it all by ourselves. it's not clear to me either in the foreign policy case or the political case how there's that much space here for republican challenger to come at it in that way. >> there's a tradition in american politics you blast the sitting president's foreign policy, or at least the administration. kennedy did it in 1960 with basically made up a missile gap out of thin air. and of course, i remember bill clinton in 1992 going after george hw bush for coddling the buchers of beijing. and by the time he was sworn in, bill clinton had
i think it's a general sense that the real challenge for the united states is more at home. that we've got to repair the foundations of american power, the economy, our schools, our infrastructure, and the rest. that that's where the challenges are. the president would say nation building at home more than in places like afghanistan and iraq. and then i think some of the merits, whether it's russia or the others, we need to work with them on some of these issues, like it or not. we have to work...
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. >>> and the president talking about energy, the keystone pipeline on the front pages of the nation's papers. and "the new york times" saying that the united states is inching towards energy independe independence. and there's a quote that says, in the past, consumption rose, imports increased, and now every one of those trends are going the other way. so fascinating. steve rattner, what's the president doing on energy here? >> well, first of all, what you just referred to really doesn't have a lot to do honestly with what this president did or previous presidents. we effectively have no energy policy. this is really the market at work. this is higher prices bringing out more supply, higher prices causing people to drive less. the resession having a huge impact on energy demand. the president is saying like every president, we need to do something. and he is saying that what we need to do should be a mix of everything. that we need to drill, that we need to have solar, we need alternatives, we need conservation. he is trying to go down the middle and saying we should have every piece
. >>> and the president talking about energy, the keystone pipeline on the front pages of the nation's papers. and "the new york times" saying that the united states is inching towards energy independe independence. and there's a quote that says, in the past, consumption rose, imports increased, and now every one of those trends are going the other way. so fascinating. steve rattner, what's the president doing on energy here? >> well, first of all, what you just...
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let's raise academic standards across the nation. let's get back to the head of the class. let's solve this. >>> 23 past the hour. joining us now, "new york times" reporter charles dighig and charles kocienheski. >> you spit out your coffee when you said that thing about profits and taxes. you said it looked like some of those buildings in abu dhabi. >> i couldn't believe my eyes. but this really delves into what's going on here and why perhaps some of these digital companies are able to do this. these gentlemen are the co-writers of the front page piece in "the sunday times," how apple sidesteps billions in taxes. in it they write, one downside for companies using such strategies is that when money is sent overseas it cannot be returned to the united states without incurring a new tax bill. however, that might change. last year apple aligned itself with more than four dozen companies and organizations urging congress for a repatriation holiday to permit american businesses to bring money home without owing large taxes. the coalition, which includes google, microsoft, and p
let's raise academic standards across the nation. let's get back to the head of the class. let's solve this. >>> 23 past the hour. joining us now, "new york times" reporter charles dighig and charles kocienheski. >> you spit out your coffee when you said that thing about profits and taxes. you said it looked like some of those buildings in abu dhabi. >> i couldn't believe my eyes. but this really delves into what's going on here and why perhaps some of these...
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if i'm president of the united states, i'm going to stop it in its tracks on day one. i understand people are going to try to tear me in various directions. but don't forget, i ran four years ago and mike huckabee and i were the conservative alternatives in the race. i'm a conservative republican, i'm proud of those roots and i'll be getting ready for a campaign i know will be spirited. >> that it will be. could be a lot of stories, as well, mike barnicle about how mitt romney was able to reach across the aisle and work with the other side. >> he had to. >> he had to. some have issues with that. mitt romney thanks very much. we will see you in new hampshire. >> thanks so much. and congratulations. >> thank you, guys. >> we will be right back on "morning joe." daddy, come in the water! somebody didn't book with travelocity, with 24/7 customer support to help move them to the pool daddy promised! look at me, i'm swimming! somebody, get her a pony! [ female announcer ] the travelocity guarantee. from the price to the room to the trip you'll never roam alone. >>> welcome b
if i'm president of the united states, i'm going to stop it in its tracks on day one. i understand people are going to try to tear me in various directions. but don't forget, i ran four years ago and mike huckabee and i were the conservative alternatives in the race. i'm a conservative republican, i'm proud of those roots and i'll be getting ready for a campaign i know will be spirited. >> that it will be. could be a lot of stories, as well, mike barnicle about how mitt romney was able to...
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let's raise academic standards across the nation. let's get back to the head of the class. let's solve this. [ male announcer ] this is your moment. ♪ this is zales. the diamond store. ♪ kiwi. soy milk. impulse buy. gift horse. king crab. rhubarb pie. lettuce shower. made by bees. toucan sam. that's not cheese. grass fed. curry. gingersnaps. soup can tower. 5% cash back. right now, get 5% cash back at grocery stores. it pays to discover. >>> i am the vice president of the united states of america. the president sets the policy. i am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women, and heterosexual men and women marrying one another, are entitled to the same exact rights, all the civil rights, all the civil liberties, and quite frankly i don't see much of a distinction beyond that. >> i have to tell you that over the course of several years, as i talk to friends and family and neighbors, when i think about members of my own staff who are incredibly committed in monogamous relationships, same-sex relationships, who are raising kids togethe
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